Duke Performances revealed the world music programming (under the category International) for the 2016/2017 season. The world music shows include sitar maestra Anoushka Shankar with…
Duke Performances Reveals 2016/2017 World Music Season
Tag: Bluegrass
MerleFest 2016 Announces Chris Austin Songwriting Contest Winners
Yesterday evening, bluegrass and American roots music festival MerleFest announced the winners of the 2016 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. Writers of the following 12 songs…
IBMA Announces World of Bluegrass 2016 Showcase Artists
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) announced its Official Showcase Artists, a group of 30 committee-selected artists that will be a part of the Bluegrass…
Flatt Lonesome Performs Bluegrass Version of Popular Game of Thrones Theme
Rising contemporary bluegrass band Flatt Lonesome has recorded an acoustic version of the passionately popular HBO series, Game of Thrones. Flatt Lonesome was hand-picked by…
MerleFest Announces 2016 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest Finalists
The Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, presented by MerleFest, announced the finalists for the 2016 contest. Writers of 12 songs, selected from over 744 entries, will…
Fiddler Trevor Stuart Dies at 47
American fiddler Trevor Stuart passed away suddenly at his home on March 2, 2016 at the age of forty-seven. Trevor Stuart was a member of…
Exceptionally Expressive Modern Bluegrass
Frank Solivan – Family, Friends & Heroes (Compass Records, 2016) Multi-instrumentalist, chef and singer-songwriter Frank Solivan dedicates his solo album Family, Friends & Heroes to…
Festival Preview with MerleFest on the Road
MerleFest, the well-liked music festival founded by the legendary Doc Watson, will present a preview of this spring’s festival when MerleFest on the Road tours…
The Muscle Shoals Recordings by The Steeldrivers Wins the Best Bluegrass Album Award at the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards
The Recording Academy announced today the winners the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The Muscle Shoals Recordings (Rounder) by The Steeldrivers won the Best Bluegrass Album…
Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn Wins the Best Folk Album Award at the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards
The Recording Academy announced today the winners the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn’s self titled album, Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn,…